Calorie listings at your favorite drive-through?
Written by Sentinel News Service
10 June 2010
Calorie listings at your favorite drive-through?Americans can soon expect to see more restaurants posting nutrition information.Since New York City's menu law went into effect in July 2008, California ... read more >>

Help your child cope with the "agony of defeat"
Written by Sentinel News Service
10 June 2010
Help your child cope with the "agony of defeat"Summer sports competitions mean lots of children will have to wrestle with the disappointment of defeat in sports.Parents can help by acknowledging the child's ... read more >>

You Can Hide Your Fryin' Eyes
Written by Sentinel News Service
10 June 2010
You Can Hide your Fryin' EyesÂ Much to their painful surprise, people learn every year that it is possible to burn the cornea of their eyes from too much ultraviolet light.Dr. Janet Cushing, an optometrist ... read more >>

DriveHealthy Campaign and CAP program clears the air
Written by Brian W. Carter (Staff Writer)
28 April 2010
DriveHealthy Campaign and CAP program clears the airThe Bureau of Automotive Repairs CAP program saves the earth and your wallet.By Brian W. CarterSentinel Staff WriterAccording to the World Health Organization, ... read more >>

Marc Moore Named Man of the Year
Written by Sentinel News Service
26 April 2010
Marc Moore, Facilities Manager for Southern California Gas Company was named "Man of The Year" by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Greater Los Angeles Chapter. MARC MOORE NAMED MAN OF THE YEAR BY THE ... read more >>

NAN Welcomes Kathleen Sebelius
Written by Sentinel News Service
26 April 2010
Kathleen Sebelius and Tony WaffordNATIONAL ACTION NETWORK WELCOME U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES KATHLEEN SEBELIUSÂ Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, joined ... read more >>

Howard University Alumni Run L.A.
Written by Sentinel News Service
28 March 2010
Howard University Alumni Run Los AngelesThe Howard University Alumni Club (HUAC) of Greater Los Angeles participated in last weekend's L.A. Marathon's 5k run/walk. Twenty TEAM HUAC members raced through ... read more >>

Race for Cure Attracts 15,000
Written by Sentinel News Service
28 March 2010
AKA member supporters of the Race for the Cure eventÂ Race for the Cure Attracts 15,000By Francis TaylorSentinel Staff Writer The 14th Annual Susan G. Koman Los Angeles County Race for the Cure, held ... read more >>

Clinical Trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Written by Sentinel News Service
24 March 2010
Clinical Trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterPatients who suffer from carotid artery obstruction caused by plaque buildup, but are not considered good candidates for open surgery, may be eligible to participate ... read more >>

Don't be Semi-Interested in Your Colon
Written by Sentinel News Service
24 March 2010
Don't be Semi-Interested in Your ColonAmerican Cancer Society Encourages Everyone 50 and Older to Get Tested for Colon Cancer This March, the American Cancer Society is encouraging men and women 50 and ... read more >>

Toothaches and Other Vacation Wreckers
Written by Sentinel News Service
24 March 2010
Toothaches and Other Vacation WreckersBeing prepared isn't just for the Boy Scout motto, but sound advice for a healthy vacation.Nurse practitioner and travel consultant Elaine Rosenblatt says people get ... read more >>

Switching Pills for Profit
Written by By Tony Wafford (Contributing Writer)
18 March 2010
It came to my attention that sometimes when we go to the doctor and he or she gives us our prescriptions, and we go to the pharmacy to get it filled, we arenâ€™t always given what our doctor prescribed. ... read more >>

California Health Insurance Report
Written by Sentinel News Service
17 March 2010
California Health Insurance Report CNS--Nearly one in four Californians under age 65 had no health insurance last year, according to a new report.The state's uninsured population jumped to 8.2 million ... read more >>

Drink This, Not That!
Written by Sentinel News Service
11 March 2010
Drink This, Not That!Â The human body is composed of about 70 percent water.Take that as a hint.Water is at the top of the list of things you should be drinking plenty of, says Dr. Kristina Penniston, ... read more >>

Immunity Need a Boost?
Written by Sentinel News Service
04 March 2010
Immunity Need a Boost?Whooping cough is becoming more common in infants - and a big part of the solution is for women to get a booster vaccination before they become pregnant or right after they give birth.Also ... read more >>

HIV/AIDS: We Cannot Rest on Our Laurels
Written by C. Virginia Fields (NNPA Special Commentary)
17 December 2009
HIV/AIDS: We Cannot Rest on Our LaurelsBy C. Virginia FieldsNNPA Special CommentaryIt was encouraging to hear former president Bill Clinton say recently that Americans have become complacent about AIDS. ... read more >>